This guide is a warning against the influx of counterfeit Global Knives being sold on Ebay at the moment. The most popular set available at the moment is a 12 piece set with a 'laptop style' carry case. Most...
Here is my guide to practical car boot sale buying and selling. Below I give useful tips on buying and selling.... plus.... what's hot to offer, and what's not! Car boot sales (garage sales)can be small...
(Update 8th July 2009)I know you must think we are totally mad (we are), but we have just bought the new Lay-Z-Spa Premium Series, which is supposed to be the much improved model. We have also built a gazebo...
As professional silver dealers, with a specialist department for buying and selling canteens of silver cutlery and flatware, we thought it would be a good idea to pass on answers to questions that we are...
Emma Bridgewater produced a number of limited pieces in some of their popular lithograph designs especially for a pre-sale launch open to members of the collectors club over the period of a weekend just before...
Choosing cutlery Stainless steel cutlery You choose stainless steel cutlery because it is easy to look after and maintain. Top of the range is 18/10 stainless steel which means there is 18% chrome and 10%...
Caring for Stainless steel cutlery it is rare for stainless steel cutlery to stain. If it does it is not usually due to an attack of the steel but something deposited on ite.g. silver dip dripping onto a...
This is all the information I've gleaned over the years that doesn't fit in the "Magical Properties of Wood" page, and includes ancient and modern practical uses for the timber, leaves and bark, as well as...
Most of the tools and blades on Victorinox and Wenger Swiss Army knives are manufactured from high grade stainless steel, but they may still corrode if exposed to certain elements such as salt water or acids....
In 2007 the Swiss Government made a request for more knives for the Swiss Army for distribution in the Autumn of 2007. Due to the size of the order the WTO (World Trade Organisation) rules meant that the order...